Hobbies And Interests
Clothing Mix-Up
To prepare for the game, bring a variety of clothing items and accessories to the classroom. Divide the students into two teams. The first team comes to the front of the room and divides the items among themselves to put on over their clothing. Give the other team a few minutes to survey and memorize what items the players have on. Write down the location of the items for later use. Then, send the first team out of the room and tell them to switch whatever items they like. After they have finished, they head back to the front of the room. The second team has to guess which of the items have been switched. Give the team a point for every correct guess. Allow the second team a turn at mixing up the clothes. The team with the most points at the end wins.
What's Missing?
Begin this memory game by gathering the students around a desk. Place a few small items on the desk, such as erasers and pencils. Select one player to turn away from the desk. Once he has turned around, pick another player to take one of the objects off of the desk. Turn the first player around and tell him to guess which object was taken and which player took it. He gets three tries to guess correctly. If he succeeds, another player becomes the new guesser. If he fails, he has to turn around again while another object is taken by another player. To make the game more difficult, have multiple students take multiple objects every round. Continue the game until everyone has had a chance at guessing.
Make the Shape
If you have younger students, try this memory game. Begin by drawing several different geometric shapes on separate pieces of paper. Easy shapes, like circles, as well as harder shapes, like trapezoids, work well. To start, give the students a few sheets of paper each. Hold up one of the shapes for about five seconds then quickly put it down. The players have to draw that same shape from memory within five seconds. Survey each of the shapes. Anyone who draws an incorrect shape gets a point deducted. After you have gone through all of the shapes, the person with the most points wins the game.